Product Manager

Overview

Manage new product development projects, provide technical expertise on appliance products, and lead development activities from concept through production processes. Visualize and conceptualize new ideas, research concepts and products, and perform objective market and financial evaluations of new products.

Initiate and track development schedules as a project leader to meet customer/project timeline goals.  Independently responsible for assigned projects, coordinating tasks with other departments, clear and effective communication with the customer, and maintaining schedules to assure completion. Develop product support literature and materials, such as operation, installation, and quick start guides.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and complete new product planning sheets by independently coordinating new product specifications, strategies, timelines, target costs and competitor analysis. 
• Develop and prepare product support items such as show samples and product literature such as operation & installation instructions, specification sheets, and other product document materials.
• Develop and maintain detailed development schedules (Gannt charts) including agency, first lot orders, tooling, show samples and printed material requirements. 
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional